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Agriculture and Natural Resources (AN
RE)PART O
F COO
PERATIVE EXTENSIO
N, UW
-EXTENSIO
N
Unbiased
Research
Education
ExpertiseDiverse N
eeds
High-techW
ith aHum
an Touch
Agriculture and Natural Resources
PART OF CO
OPERATIVE EXTEN
SION
, UW-EXTEN
SION
To learn more, contact:
Your local county agriculture agent or
Dave William
s, Assistant Program Leader
635 Extension Building
432 N. Lake Street
Madison, W
I 53706
608-262-9309
david.william
s@ces.uw
ex.edu
ww
w.uwex.edu/ces/ag
An EEO/AA em
ployer, the University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative
Extension provides equal opportunities in employm
ent and programm
ing,including Title IX and Am
ericans with Disabilities (ADA) requirements.
When corn growers plagued
with crop losses caused byhungry sandhill cranes cam
e toExtension for help, Extensionresponded by partnering withthe International CraneFoundation and others toconduct research onenvironm
entally friendly seedtreatm
ents that would repel cranes.
When dairy farm
ers want tom
odernize, they look toExtension for advice. “I sold m
y combine for
$35,000 which I used 5 daysa year and built the swing-10 parlor which I use twicea day 365 days a year. W
enow m
ilk the same num
berof cow
s in half the time,”
says Karen Reisinger ofSauk County.
When Am
ish farmers in
Marquette and
Columbia counties said
they wanted to sellm
ore produce,Extension created awholesale auctionwhich has grown from55 growers with$60,000 in sales to 95 growers and sales of $230,000.
Partnering with Extension…
Creative Solutions
Dodge County Master GardenersLife Sciences Communication, UW-Madison
©2007 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.
©2007 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.
©2007 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.
USDA Keith Weller
USDA Bruce Fritz
USDA Scott BauerDave Williams
3/2007
Wisconsin Department of Tourism
Based in all 72 counties,UW
-Extension agents, oreducators as they’resom
etimes called, serve as
on-site problem-solvers.
They represent the outreacharm
, or branch office, of theUniversity of W
isconsinSystem
. Agriculture andNatural Resources Extension(AN
RE) is one of severalprogram
areas withinCooperative Extension. AN
RE agents work to keepthe state’s $51.5 billionagriculture and horticultureindustry growing andm
oving forward.
Like the hub of a wheel,these individuals connectW
isconsin residents tospokes of resources –University specialists,networks, educationalworkshops, grant dollars, field trials, potential partners, funders,m
arketingexpertise andm
uch more.
Tapping into researchCounty agents also serve asconduits to a vast am
ount ofagricultural research, m
uchof which occurs at 12 University-run agriculturalresearch stations.
Locatedthroughoutthe state,theseoutdoorlaboratoriesallowscientistsandstudents totailorprojects –designed toaddress real-world issues –to W
isconsin’s varied soil,vegetation, wildlife and clim
ate.
High-tech with
a human touch
We offer W
isconsin citizensm
any ways to plug into thisim
pressive research base.For exam
ple, we delivereducation on hot topics –such as responding toincreased m
anureregulation, tapping intorising dem
and for organicm
eat or just organizingfarm
ers’ markets – through
publications, workshops,radio and TV broadcasts,web sites, on-line coursesand satellite conferences. At the sam
e time, we
strive to put a human
face on learning, throughone-on-one consultations,farm
visits and classroom
interaction.
Responding to hot-button issues“Extension Responds” is anotherbenefit of Agriculture and NaturalResources program
ming. This web-
based service (uwex.edu/ces/ag/issues)provides inform
ation on current farm
issues.
For example, widespread drought in
2006 prompted specialists to post tips
on feeding drought-stressed corn tocattle, a spreadsheet to estim
ate winterhay needs, a fact sheet on haym
arketing and much m
ore. Bovinetuberculosis in a M
innesota cattle herdspurred a UW
-Extension beef cattlespecialist to offer on-line advice ondisease control and m
andatory healthperm
its. Other on-line topics address
dairy herd health, mad cow disease,
biosecurity, soybean rust and Hurricane Katrina’s afterm
ath.
Meeting diverse needs
To meet the needs of the ever-changing
agriculture and horticulture industry,county agents and University cam
pus-based researchers work in team
s formed
around the following areas:•
dairy•
fruit crops•
emerging agricultural m
arkets•
grains•
farm and risk m
anagement
•land use and agriculture
•food industry research, service and training
•livestock
•forage
•nutrient m
anagement
•fresh m
arket and comm
ercial vegetable crops
•horticulture
•bioenergy
Teams draw
on local expertiseThe team
s work in cooperationwith our partners to addressagricultural and horticulturalissues. W
e draw on theknowledge and expertise of localdecision m
akers, including:•
county board mem
bers•
state legislators and agencies•
business owners•
homeowners
•agricultural organizations, cooperatives and com
modity groups
•universities and technical colleges
•environm
ental groups
Advice you can trustLooking for creative solutions to challenging issues, farm
ers, sandhill cranelovers, Am
ish vegetable growers and urban gardeners turn to the sam
esource: their local UW
-Extension agent.
When Juneau County hom
eowners expressed a desire to learnm
ore about horticulture, Extension beefed up local Master
Gardener training, creating a new crop of Master Gardeners
who organized their own association, built a web site and volunteered m
ore than 1,400 hours of comm
unity service.
When dairy farm
ers had troublecom
municating with a m
ostly Spanish-speaking workforce, Extension developed atraining course, in Spanish and English,that included pictures, DVDs and writtenm
aterials, to teach Hispanic workers thefiner points of m
ilking, bovine reproduction,calf m
anagement and herdsm
anship.
©2007 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.
UW Extension
UW Extension
USDA Bruce FritzMary Ellen Bell
Jennifer Keuning
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